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openSUSE Security Update : mgetty (openSUSE-2018-1144)

high Nessus Plugin ID 118110

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for mgetty fixes the following issues :

 - CVE-2018-16741: Fixed a command injection in fax/faxq-helper.c (boo#1108752)

 - CVE-2018-16742: Stack-based buffer overflow in contrib/scrts.c triggered via command line parameter (boo#1108762)

 - CVE-2018-16743: Stack-based buffer overflow with long username in contrib/next-login/login.c (boo#1108761)

 - CVE-2018-16744: Command injection in faxrec.c (boo#1108757)

 - CVE-2018-16745: Stack-based buffer overflow in fax_notify_mail() in faxrec.c (boo#1108756)

 - sets maximum length of a string to prevent buffer overflow and thus possible command injection

 - The obsolete contrib/scrts.c tool was deleted, which contained a buffer overflow.

Solution

Update the affected mgetty packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108752

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108756

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108757

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108761

https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1108762

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 118110

File Name: openSUSE-2018-1144.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/15/2018

Updated: 7/31/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16741

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16745

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:g3utils, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mgetty-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mgetty-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:mgetty, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:g3utils-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sendfax, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:sendfax-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-16741, CVE-2018-16742, CVE-2018-16743, CVE-2018-16744, CVE-2018-16745